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削 - xuē

scrape off, pare, trim

scrape off, pare, trim

How to read 削

Click 削 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxuē
Englishscrape off, pare, trim
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

削价 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 削尖. Please read 削弱 one more time.

Common words with this character

to cut down the price
to sharpen
to weaken; to impair; to cripple
clipping

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 削 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 削价 and 削尖 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 削.